Regional Fire Services
Deployment Study
for the
May 5, 2010
2250 East Bidwell St., Ste #100 Folsom, CA 95630
(916) 458-5100 Fax: (916) 983-2090
County of San Diego
Office of Emergency
Services
Management Con
Folsom (Sacramento), CA
sultants
Volume 1 of 3 – Main Report
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section
Page
VOLUME 1 of 3 – (this volume)
PART ONE—EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
i.
Executive Summary ......................................................................................... 1
Policy Choices Framework .................................................................... 2
Overall Attributes of the County of San Diego’s Fire Services ............. 2
Accomplishments to Date ...................................................................... 3
Main Challenges..................................................................................... 3
Fire Plan Phasing.................................................................................. 17
ii. Comprehensive List of Findings and Recommendations ........................... 19
PART TWO—PROJECT BACKGROUND
Section 1 Introduction and Background to the Regional
Deployment Study .......................................................................................... 37
1.1
Project Approach and Research Methods .................................. 38
1.2 Report Organization................................................................... 38
1.3
Project Background.................................................................... 40
PART THREE—STANDARDS OF RESPONSE COVER ASSESSMENT
Section 2 Introduction to Fire Deployment and the Standards of Response
Cover Process ....................................................................................... 47
2.1
Purpose and Organization of the Deployment
Analaysis Sections ..................................................................... 47
2.2 County of San Diego Deployment Assessment Approach and
Research Methods...........................